Pediatric Test Bank
Exam 2 GRADED A+ Pass 100%
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Answers 2025-2026 New Update
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The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction
In providing nourishment for a child with cystic fibrosis (CF), which factor
should the nurse
keep in mind?
a. Diet should be high in carbohydrates and protein
b. Diet should be high in easily digested carbohydrates and fats
c. Most fruits and vegetables are not well tolerated.
d. Fats and proteins must be greatly curtailed.
A
Children with CF require a well-balanced, high-protein, high-calorie diet because of
impaired
intestinal absorption. Enzyme supplementation helps digest foods; other
modifications are not
necessary. A well-balanced diet containing fruits and vegetables is important. Fats
and
proteins are a necessary part of a well-balanced diet.
,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is begun on a toddler. Which pulse is
usually palpated
because it is the most central and accessible?
a. Radial
b. Carotid
c. Femoral
d. Brachial
B
In a toddler, the carotid pulse is palpated. The radial pulse is not considered a
central pulse.
The femoral pulse is not the most central and accessible. Brachial pulse is felt in
infants
younger than 1 year.
Which drug is considered the most useful in treating childhood cardiac arrest?
a. Bretylium tosylate (Bretylium)
b. Lidocaine hydrochloride (Lidocaine)
c. Epinephrine hydrochloride (Adrenaline)
d. Naloxone (Narcan)
C
Epinephrine works on alpha and beta receptors in the heart and is the most useful
drug in
childhood cardiac arrest. Bretylium is no longer used in pediatric cardiac arrest
management.
Lidocaine is used for ventricular arrhythmias only. Naloxone is useful only to reverse
effects
of opioids.
Effective lone-rescuer CPR on a 5-year-old child should include
a. two breaths to every 30 chest compressions.
b. two breaths to every 15 chest compressions.
c. reassessment of the child after 50 cycles of compression and ventilation.
d. reassessment of the child every 10 minutes that CPR continues.
A
, The nurse is teaching nursing students about normal physiologic changes in
the respiratory system of toddlers. Which best describes why toddlers have
fewer respiratory tract infections
as they grow older?
a. The amount of lymphoid tissue decreases.
b. Repeated exposure to organisms causes increased immunity.
c. Viral organisms are less prevalent in the population.
d. Secondary infections rarely occur after viral illnesses.
B
Children have increased immunity after exposure to a virus. The amount of lymphoid
tissue
increases as children grow older. Viral organisms are not less prevalent, but older
children
have the ability to resist invading organisms. Secondary infections after viral
illnesses include
Mycoplasma pneumoniae and group A -hemolytic streptococcal infections.
A nurse is charting that a hospitalized child has labored breathing. Which
describes labored
breathing?
a. Dyspnea
b. Tachypnea
c. Hypopnea
d. Orthopnea
A
Dyspnea is labored breathing. Tachypnea is rapid breathing. Hypopnea is breathing
that is too
shallow. Orthopnea is difficulty breathing except in an upright position.
Which explains why cool-mist vaporizers rather than steam vaporizers are
recommended in
home treatment of childhood respiratory tract infections?
a. They are safer.
b. They are less expensive.
Exam 2 GRADED A+ Pass 100%
Solved Questions And All Correct
Answers 2025-2026 New Update
VERIFIED
The Child with Respiratory Dysfunction
In providing nourishment for a child with cystic fibrosis (CF), which factor
should the nurse
keep in mind?
a. Diet should be high in carbohydrates and protein
b. Diet should be high in easily digested carbohydrates and fats
c. Most fruits and vegetables are not well tolerated.
d. Fats and proteins must be greatly curtailed.
A
Children with CF require a well-balanced, high-protein, high-calorie diet because of
impaired
intestinal absorption. Enzyme supplementation helps digest foods; other
modifications are not
necessary. A well-balanced diet containing fruits and vegetables is important. Fats
and
proteins are a necessary part of a well-balanced diet.
,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is begun on a toddler. Which pulse is
usually palpated
because it is the most central and accessible?
a. Radial
b. Carotid
c. Femoral
d. Brachial
B
In a toddler, the carotid pulse is palpated. The radial pulse is not considered a
central pulse.
The femoral pulse is not the most central and accessible. Brachial pulse is felt in
infants
younger than 1 year.
Which drug is considered the most useful in treating childhood cardiac arrest?
a. Bretylium tosylate (Bretylium)
b. Lidocaine hydrochloride (Lidocaine)
c. Epinephrine hydrochloride (Adrenaline)
d. Naloxone (Narcan)
C
Epinephrine works on alpha and beta receptors in the heart and is the most useful
drug in
childhood cardiac arrest. Bretylium is no longer used in pediatric cardiac arrest
management.
Lidocaine is used for ventricular arrhythmias only. Naloxone is useful only to reverse
effects
of opioids.
Effective lone-rescuer CPR on a 5-year-old child should include
a. two breaths to every 30 chest compressions.
b. two breaths to every 15 chest compressions.
c. reassessment of the child after 50 cycles of compression and ventilation.
d. reassessment of the child every 10 minutes that CPR continues.
A
, The nurse is teaching nursing students about normal physiologic changes in
the respiratory system of toddlers. Which best describes why toddlers have
fewer respiratory tract infections
as they grow older?
a. The amount of lymphoid tissue decreases.
b. Repeated exposure to organisms causes increased immunity.
c. Viral organisms are less prevalent in the population.
d. Secondary infections rarely occur after viral illnesses.
B
Children have increased immunity after exposure to a virus. The amount of lymphoid
tissue
increases as children grow older. Viral organisms are not less prevalent, but older
children
have the ability to resist invading organisms. Secondary infections after viral
illnesses include
Mycoplasma pneumoniae and group A -hemolytic streptococcal infections.
A nurse is charting that a hospitalized child has labored breathing. Which
describes labored
breathing?
a. Dyspnea
b. Tachypnea
c. Hypopnea
d. Orthopnea
A
Dyspnea is labored breathing. Tachypnea is rapid breathing. Hypopnea is breathing
that is too
shallow. Orthopnea is difficulty breathing except in an upright position.
Which explains why cool-mist vaporizers rather than steam vaporizers are
recommended in
home treatment of childhood respiratory tract infections?
a. They are safer.
b. They are less expensive.
